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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bay Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bay Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Bay Ridge:
- 37.211251, -76.010211
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Bay Ridge
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Since Bay Ridge is near Mathews County and also Hampton City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hampton City
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Bay Ridge
Communities Also Named Bay Ridge ...
We found five communities that are also named Bay Ridge.
Within Virginia, the name Bay Ridge is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Orange County
- This Bay Ridge is located in Orange County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bay Ridge that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Bay Ridge.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Bay Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the north of the Bay Ridge that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Bay Ridge.
- Harford County
- This Bay Ridge is located in Harford County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the north of the Bay Ridge that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Bay Ridge.
- New York
- Kings County
- This Bay Ridge is located in Kings County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bay Ridge that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Bay Ridge.
- Texas
- Galveston County
- This Bay Ridge is located in Galveston County and lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bay Ridge that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Bay Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay Ridge ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Beverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Bulls Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bulls Landing is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Landing
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cheapside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cheapside is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
- Cherrystone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
- Culls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Culls is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culls
- Oyster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oyster is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster
- Pat Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pat Town is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Town
- Red Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Seaview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seaview is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
How Far From Bay Ridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bay Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bay Ridge and extending to:
- Eastville, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bay Ridge to Eastville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 129 miles [207.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,924 miles [9,533.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,500 miles [7,242 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bay Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Bay Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bay Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2113, Longitude: -76.0102 In this case, the coordinates for Bay Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.397 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.619 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.941 degrees. |
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